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package be.idamf.flash.events
{
	import flash.events.Event;
	import flash.events.IEventDispatcher;

	/**
	 * Dispatches an event on an IEventDispatcher instance.
	 * 
	 * @param dispatcher IEventDispatcher object.
	 * @param event A String indicating the event type or an Event object.
	 * @throws Exception if the dispatcher is not an IEventDispatcher
	 * or the event is not of type String or Event.
	 * 
	 * @author Jan Van Coppenolle
	 */
	public function dispatchEventOn(dispatcher:Object, event:*):void
	{
		if (event is String)
			event = new Event(event);

		IEventDispatcher(dispatcher).dispatchEvent(event);
	}
}